MECC – Building Bridges, Standing Together

NEWS and EVENTS

MECC Leaders Attend Ecumenical Gathering in Colombia

His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, and MECC Acting Secretary General, Dr. Souraya Bechealany, spoke at the Global Christian Forum Third Global Gathering 24-27 April, 2018.

Eastern Church Leaders Gather With His Holiness Pope Francis For Ecumenical Prayer Service in Bari, Italy

The Council and Middle Eastern Heads of Churches participated in a special ecumenical prayer service to pray together for peace in the Middle East.

MECC Hosts 2018 Partners Meeting, 8-10 May in Lebanon

The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) hosted its annual Partners Meeting, 8-10 May, 2018 at Deir Saydet el Bir in Bkennaya, Lebanon, welcoming both local and global partners to engage with the organization and commit to being a part of its mission and work.

BUILDING BRIDGES...
Being the tangible expression of the Christian presence in the region, the Council’s mission is to work towards the unification of visions, perspectives and attitudes among Eastern churches, especially on issues related to Christian presence and witness in the Middle East and Muslim-Christian relations. "The Council’s mission is seen today as being a bridge"
...STANDING TOGETHER
The Council envisions a Middle East which is diverse and vibrant in its spiritual and social dimensions; where churches are united in their commitment to ecumenical Christian witness and diakonia; where compassion, justice and peace are the founding elements of nations, communities and institutions; and where every person is able to fully exercise their human rights and live in dignity.